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Monday 24 April 2023 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:187:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:557:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:134:13 PM–17:555:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:565:56 AM–07:397:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:177:17 AM–08:558:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta05:385:38 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Śubha08:558:55 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Amṛta17:085:08 PM–18:476:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:476:47 PM–20:088:08 PMneutral
Roga20:088:08 PM–21:299:29 PMavoid
Kāla21:299:29 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Lābha22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1212:12+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:331:33+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:552:55+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMgood
Cara28:164:16+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:557:55 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 07:187:18 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:557:55 AM
Bavauntil 20:298:29 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:177:17 AM–08:558:55 AM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:558:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī07:557:55 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:37 01:371:37 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana07:187:18 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:557:55 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 593
Day length
13 h 08 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:238:23 AM
Moonset
23:1111:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:565:56 AM07:397:39 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:134:13 PM17:555:55 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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